2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team represents Loyola Marymount University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh year head coach Charity Elliott, play their homes games at the Gersten Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to Saint Mary's. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT which was their first postseason tournament since 2004, where they lost to Idaho in the first round.

2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2018–19 record18–15 (10–8 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Elliott
  • Jhasmin Player
  • Jasmin Holliday
Home arenaGersten Pavilion
2018–19 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Gonzaga16–2 .889  29–5  .853
BYU †15–3 .833  26–7  .788
Pepperdine12–6 .667  22–12  .647
Saint Mary's12–6 .667  21–12  .636
Pacific10–8 .556  19–13  .594
Loyola Marymount10–8 .556  18–15  .545
Santa Clara6–12 .333  14–17  .452
Portland5–13 .278  13–17  .433
San Diego2–16 .111  9–21  .300
San Francisco2–16 .111  7–24  .226
† 2019 WCC Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2018–19 Loyola Marymount Lions women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Bianca Velasco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMater Dei Santa Ana, CA
G 2 Haley Herdman
—
 FrMira Costa Manhattan Beach, CA
G 3 Chelsey Gipson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoPalisades Los Angeles, CA
G/F 4 Naomi Yim
—
 FrNorco Norco, CA
G 11 Andee Velasco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMater Dei Santa Ana, CA
F 20 Jasmine Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoLong Beach Polytechnic Signal Hill, CA
C 22 Raychel Stanley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV
G/F 23 Glory Jones
—
 FrCypress Bay Weston, FL
F 24 Bree Alford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrMiramonte Walnut Creek, CA
G/F 32 Brittney Reed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrVista Murrieta Murrieta, GA
F 33 Gabby Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrSaint Mary's
California		 Oakland, CA
G 35 Cierra Belvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrLong Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
F/C 42 Meghan Mandel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SoOrono
Marquette		 Plymouth, MN
C 44 Josie Buckingham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS SrNew Richmond
Minnesota		 New Richmond, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Point Loma Nazarene W 81–53 
Gersten Pavilion (160)
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:30 pm		 UCLA W 69–63  1–0
 Gersten Pavilion (498)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 13, 2018*
5:30 pm		 at Arizona W 66–64  2–0
 McKale Center (852)
Tucson, AZ
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm		 at UC Santa Barbara W 70–57  3–0
 The Thunderdome (237)
Santa Barbara, CA
Nov 23, 2018*
3:00 pm		 Northern Arizona
LMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals		 L 62–63  3–1
 Gersten Pavilion (346)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 24, 2018*
12:30 pm		 Robert Morris
LMU Thanksgiving Classic consolation game		 W 61–53  4–1
 Gersten Pavilion (206)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 27, 2018*
12:00 pm		 UC Davis W 60–53  5–1
 Gersten Pavilion (1,878)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 1, 2018*
12:00 pm		 at Denver L 75–104  5–2
 Hamilton Gymnasium (310)
Denver, CO
Dec 7, 2018*
7:00 pm		 at Cal State Northridge W 72–53  6–2
 Matadome (411)
Northridge, CA
Dec 14, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Long Beach State W 71–62  7–2
 Gersten Pavilion (289)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 19, 2018*
1:00 pm		 vs. Indiana
Puerto Rico Classic		 L 43–67  7–3
 Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR
Dec 20, 2018*
1:00 pm		 vs. South Dakota
Puerto Rico Classic		 L 40–67  7–4
 Mario Morales Coliseum (150)
Guaynabo, PR
Dec 21, 2018*
10:30 am		 vs. Grambling State
Puerto Rico Classic		 L 61–62  7–5
 Mario Morales Coliseum 
Guaynabo, PR
WCC regular season
Dec 29, 2018
2:00 pm		 No. 20 Gonzaga L 53–78  7–6
(0–1)		 Gersten Pavilion (381)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 31, 2018
2:00 pm		 Portland W 76–58  8–6
(1–1)		 Gersten Pavilion (236)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm		 at San Diego W 69–52  9–6
(2–1)		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (233)
San Diego, CA
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, BYUtv		 at BYU L 44–55  9–7
(2–2)		 Marriott Center (852)
Provo, UT
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm		 San Francisco W 66–58  10–7
(3–2)		 Gersten Pavilion (237)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 12, 2019
1:00 pm		 Santa Clara L 75–83 3OT 10–8
(3–3)		 Gersten Pavilion (198)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm		 at Pepperdine L 86–95 OT 10–9
(3–4)		 Firestone Fieldhouse (400)
Malibu, CA
Jan 24, 2019
11:00 am		 at Pacific W 72–67  11–9
(4–4)		 Alex G. Spanos Center (4,373)
Stockton, CA
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm		 at Saint Mary's L 62–86  11–10
(4–5)		 McKeon Pavilion (509)
Moraga, CA
Jan 31, 2019
5:00 pm		 No. 25 BYU W 61–58  12–10
(5–5)		 Gersten Pavilion (246)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 3, 2019
2:00 pm		 San Diego W 83–57  13–10
(6–5)		 Gersten Pavilion (534)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Santa Clara W 69–60  14–10
(7–5)		 Leavey Center (380)
Santa Clara, CA
Feb 9, 2019
12:00 pm		 at San Francisco W 73–56  15–10
(8–5)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (322)
San Francisco, CA
Feb 15, 2019
7:00 pm		 Pepperdine L 55–73  15–11
(8–6)		 Gersten Pavilion (357)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm		 Saint Mary's W 69–56  16–11
(9–6)		 Gersten Pavilion (205)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm		 Pacific L 75–81  16–12
(9–7)		 Gersten Pavilion (276)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm		 at Portland W 70–54  17–12
(10–7)		 Chiles Center (288)
Portland, OR
Mar 2, 2018
2:00 pm		 at No. 16 Gonzaga L 58–68  17–13
(10–8)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
WCC Women's Tournament
Mar 8, 2019
12:00 pm, BYUtv		 (5) vs. (9) San Francisco
Second Round		 W 66–45  18–13
 Orleans Arena (5,237)
Paradise, NV
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm, BYUtv		 (5) vs. (4) Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals		 L 38–70  18–14
 Orleans Arena (5,339)
Paradise, NV
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Idaho
First Round		 L 64–79  18–15
 Gersten Pavilion (315)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References
  1. "Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Lmulions.Com.
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